Experimental Observation of Ifel Micro-bunching Using Coherent Transition Radiation
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Electron beam bunching in the optical wavelength was observed experimentally for the first time at the Brookhaven Accelerator Test Facility(ATF) using the Inverse Free Electron(IFEL) accelerator. The micro-bunched electron beam has been studied by measuring the coherent transition radiation (CTR). We have experimentally observed a quadratic dependency of the CTR signal with the charge of the electron beam and the observation distance.
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